对 對 duì right / correct / towards / at / for / concerning / regarding / to treat (sb a certain way) / to face / (bound form) opposite / facing / matching / to match together / to adjust / to fit / to suit / to answer / to reply / to add / to pour in (a fluid) / to check / to compare / classifier: couple / pair syn 正 zhèng straight / upright / proper / main / principal / to correct / to rectify / exactly / just (at that time) / right (in that place) / (math.) positive syn 不错 不錯 bù cuò correct / right / not bad / pretty good syn 正确 正確 zhèng què correct / sound / right / proper syn 改 gǎi to change / to alter / to transform / to correct syn 标准 標準 biāo zhǔn standard / norm / criterion / (adjective) standard / good / correct / conforming to a standard syn 然 rán correct / right / so / thus / like this / -ly syn 对了 對了 duì le Correct! / Oh, that's right, ... (when one suddenly remembers sth one wanted to mention) / Oh, by the way, ... 纠正 糾正 jiū zhèng to correct / to make right syn 改正 gǎi zhèng to correct / to amend / to put right / correction / CL:個|个[ge4] syn 矫正 矯正 jiǎo zhèng to correct / to rectify (e.g. a physical defect such as hearing or vision) / to cure / rectification / correction / to straighten syn 改掉 gǎi diào to correct (a bad habit etc) syn 改过 改過 gǎi guò to correct one's errors / to mend one's ways syn 更正 gēng zhèng to correct / to make a correction syn 右翼 yòu yì the right flank / (politically) right-wing syn 正道 zhèng dào the correct path / the right way (Buddhism) syn 端正 duān zhèng upright / regular / proper / correct syn 灵验 靈驗 líng yàn efficacious / effective / (of a prediction) accurate / correct syn 真意 zhēn yì real intention / true meaning / correct interpretation syn 校正 jiào zhèng to proofread and correct / to edit and rectify / to correct / to calibrate syn 变节 變節 biàn jié betrayal / defection / turncoat / to change sides politically syn 提法 tí fǎ wording (of a proposal) / formulation / viewpoint (on an issue) / (one of eight methods of bonesetting in TCM) restoring the part displaced by a fracture to its correct position by lifting syn 不以为然 不以為然 bù yǐ wéi rán not to accept as correct (idiom) / to object / to disapprove / to take exception to syn 有方 yǒu fāng to do things right / to use the correct method syn 正路 zhèng lù (lit. and fig.) the right way / the correct path / the proper course syn 各得其所 gè dé qí suǒ (idiom) each in the correct place / each is provided for syn 涂改 tú gǎi to alter (text) / to change by painting over / to correct (with correction fluid) syn 音译 音譯 yīn yì transliteration (rendering phonetic value, e.g. of English words in Chinese characters) / characters giving phonetic value of Chinese word or name (when the correct characters may be unknown) / transcription (linguistics) / to transcribe phonetic symbols syn 报时 報時 bào shí to give the correct time 批改 pī gǎi to mark (homework, exam scripts etc) / to correct and criticize (an article) / to check / to correct / a correction (to a piece of writing) syn 纠错 糾錯 jiū cuò to correct an error syn 改错 改錯 gǎi cuò to correct an error syn 矫治 矯治 jiǎo zhì to correct (e.g. sight or hearing) / to rectify / to cure 拾遗 拾遺 shí yí to pocket a lost article / (fig.) to correct others' errors / to remedy omissions (in a text etc) syn 一语道破 一語道破 yī yǔ dào pò one word says it all (idiom) / to hit the nail on the head / to be pithy and correct syn 正音 zhèng yīn standard pronunciation / to correct sb's pronunciation syn 勘误 勘誤 kān wù to correct printing errors syn 弱势群体 弱勢群體 ruò shì qún tǐ disadvantaged social groups (e.g. the handicapped) / the economically and politically marginalized / the dispossessed 对头 對頭 duì tóu correct / normal / to be on good terms with / on the right track / right syn 对症 對症 duì zhèng correct diagnosis / to prescribe the right cure for an illness / to suit the medicine to the illness syn 无党派 無黨派 wú dǎng pài politically unaffiliated / independent (candidate) 目不斜视 目不斜視 mù bù xié shì not to glance sideways (idiom) / to gaze fixedly / to be fully concentrated / to preserve a correct attitude syn 纠偏 糾偏 jiū piān to correct an error syn 正误 正誤 zhèng wù true or false? / correct or incorrect / to correct errors (in a document) syn 正字 zhèng zì to correct an erroneously written character / regular script (calligraphy) / standard form (of a character or spelling) syn 矫 矯 jiǎo to correct / to rectify / to redress / strong / brave / to pretend / to feign / affectation syn 纠 糾 jiū to gather together / to investigate / to entangle / to correct syn 端方 duān fāng upright / honest / proper / correct 匡正 kuāng zhèng to correct / to amend / to redress (evils) syn 考订 考訂 kǎo dìng to check and correct syn 韪 韙 wěi correct / right 挢 撟 jiǎo to raise / to lift / to pretend / counterfeit / unyielding / variant of 矯|矫[jiao3] / to correct 满腹经纶 滿腹經綸 mǎn fù jīng lún full of political wisdom (idiom) / politically astute / with encyclopedic experience of state policy syn 寝苫枕块 寢苫枕塊 qǐn shān zhěn kuài bed of straw and pillow of clay (idiom) / the correct etiquette for a filial son during the mourning period 朝闻夕改 朝聞夕改 zhāo wén xī gǎi lit. heard in the morning and changed by the evening / to correct an error very quickly (idiom) 朝过夕改 朝過夕改 zhāo guò xī gǎi to correct in the evening a fault of the morning (idiom) / to quickly amend one's ways 一字之师 一字之師 yī zì zhī shī one who can correct a misread or misspelt character and thus be your master 定于一尊 定於一尊 dìng yú yī zūn (idiom) to rely on a single authority to determine what is correct / to regard a source (or entity or individual) as the ultimate authority 持不同政见 持不同政見 chí bù tóng zhèng jiàn (politically) dissenting / dissident 太平公主 tài píng gōng zhǔ Princess Taiping (c. 665-713), Tang Dynasty princess, politically powerful and known for her beauty 政治约束力 政治約束力 politically binding 调查有政治动机非法武装团体联合小组 調查有政治動機非法武裝團體聯合小組 Joint Group for the Investigation of Politically Motivated Illegal Armed Groups 桩脚 樁腳 zhuāng jiǎo pier foundation (architecture) / (Tw) politically influential figure enlisted to support one side in an election 拨正 撥正 bō zhèng to set right / to correct 补偏救弊 補偏救弊 bǔ piān jiù bì to remedy defects and correct errors (idiom) / to rectify past mistakes syn 不标准 不標準 bù biāo zhǔn nonstandard / incorrect / (of one's speech) poor / woeful (not in keeping with correct pronunciation or usage) 以虚带实 以虛帶實 yǐ xū dài shí to let correct ideology guide practical work (idiom) 反口 fǎn kǒu to correct oneself / to renege / to break one's word 啱 yān correct / suitable / to suit sb / just now (Cantonese) 完全正确 完全正確 wán quán zhèng què entirely correct 拾遗补缺 拾遺補缺 shí yí bǔ quē to remedy omissions and correct errors (idiom) 改译 改譯 gǎi yì to correct (improve) a translation 正用 zhèng yòng correct usage 正确处理人民内部矛盾 正確處理人民內部矛盾 zhèng què chǔ lǐ rén mín nèi bù máo dùn On the correct handling of internal contradictions among the people, Mao Zedong's tract of 1957 正确路线 正確路線 zhèng què lù xiàn correct line (i.e. the party line) 真诠 真詮 zhēn quán to explain truly (esp. of classic or religious text) / true commentary / correct exegesis 知过改过 知過改過 zhī guò gǎi guò to acknowledge one's faults and correct them (idiom) 调准 調準 tiáo zhǔn to adjust to the right value / to tune / to focus (a camera etc) / to set (the date, the time) to the correct value 豪油 háo yóu oyster sauce / correct spelling 蠔油|蚝油 雅故 yǎ gù old friend / correct interpretation 雅正 yǎ zhèng correct (literary) / upright / (hon.) Please point out my shortcomings. / I await your esteemed corrections. syn 驳正 駁正 bó zhèng to refute and correct 驳议 駁議 bó yì to correct (in writing) sb's errors or misconceptions 勘正 kān zhèng to proofread and correct 正念 zhèng niàn correct mindfulness (Buddhism) 纠正目前男女参政不平衡现象行动计划 糾正目前男女參政不平衡現象行動計劃 Plan of Action to Correct Present Imbalances in the Participation of Men and Women in Political Life 刊误 刊誤 kān wù to correct printing errors 批卷 pī juàn to correct student papers / to grade exam papers 有则改之，无则加勉 有則改之，無則加勉 yǒu zé gǎi zhī , wú zé jiā miǎn correct any mistakes you made, but maintain your good record if you did not make them (idiom) 导正 導正 dǎo zhèng (Tw) to guide sb in the right direction / to correct (behavior etc) 走偏 zǒu piān to deviate from the correct course / (fig.) to go astray 不尽然 不盡然 bù jìn rán not always / not entirely / not necessarily so / not entirely correct 刊正 kān zhèng to proofread and correct 